(Español) EPM anuncia la incorporación de una nueva líder de operaciones: Leora Ruzin.
BOSS Revolution Customers Can Now Purchase Tropigas LP Canisters for Delivery in Guatemala
NEWARK, New Jersey, Oct. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT), a global provider of communications and payment services, today introduced a new service to help BOSS Revolution customers in the US support family and friends in Guatemala.
Through IDT’s partnership with Tropigas de Guatemala, BOSS Revolution customers can now purchase 25, 35 and 100-pound canisters of high quality Tropigas LP from their local BOSS Revolution retailer for priority delivery in Guatemala.
“At any BOSS Revolution retailer in the United States, customers can order a Tropigas gas canister for delivery directly to their family or friends in Guatemala,” said Emilio Del Rio, VP at BOSS Revolution. “Just choose the size of Tropigas LP tank and provide the name and phone number of the family member you want to receive the gas. BOSS Revolution and Tropigas will speedily deliver the canister across Guatemala.”
Lic. Federico Godoy Mazariegos, General Director of Tropigas de Guatemala, commented, “We are extremely proud to launch this exciting new service through IDT’s BOSS Revolution. With this partnership, our countrymen in the US can order gas directly for their families or friends anywhere in the Republic at no cost to the recipient. At Tropigas de Guatemala, we are committed to providing quality services to all our customers including our stringent health and safety measures.”
Tropigas de Guatemala deliveries are available through any of the 35,000 BOSS Revolution retailers throughout the US. Pricing varies depending on exchange rates and gas prices. Visit your BOSS Revolution retailer for current pricing. All delivery costs and applicable taxes in Guatemala are included.
Mr. Del Rio added, “For many years, BOSS Revolution customers have entrusted us to affordably and reliably send cash to families and friends in Guatemala, to call them, or to top-up their mobile accounts with minutes, texts and data. Now we are introducing a new way to keep families close. You may not be able to sit around the table at a family dinner in Guatemala, but, together, we can provide your family with the fuel they need to cook many a delicious meal.”
About IDT Corporation:
IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT) provides communications and payment services to individuals and businesses primarily through its Boss Revolution®, net2phone® and National Retail Solutions® brands. IDT’s wholesale carrier services business is a leading global carrier of international long-distance calls. For more information on IDT, visit www.idt.net.
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Henry Lazo Espinoza’s new book Dios de Amor, Tus Mensajes y Mis Poemas de Amor, a compendium of divinely inspired poems and proses that share God’s love and grace
NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The book Dios de Amor, Tus Mensajes y Mis Poemas de Amor was created by Henry Lazo Espinoza. Henry is an author who hails from Guayaquil, Ecuador. He is a devout believer of God and has a passion for writing.
Henry said this about his book: “Writing this book is knowing the importance of love and fidelity in your conjugal and family life—that the vanity of man and woman does not go anywhere and is frowned upon before God. Honesty, loyalty, and sincerity are strong armors and walls around you and inside because there is God. Love Christ. He is in your environment, in each being. There is only one creator, and our father is the God of love. In this dark and perverse world darkened by the evil that has soaked man, we are blind and deaf to life. Mercy and forgiveness may be our God. Only faith and love will triumph in the hope of living better. The secret of man is in the home. There, you will find wisdom. Love your wife or husband, your family. Victory will come, and the reward of love you will find. Love has God is in the neighbor.”
Published by Page Publishing, Henry Lazo Espinoza’s new book Dios de Amor, Tus Mensajes y Mis Poemas de Amor imparts resounding life lessons that contain the graciousness of God that inspires compassion for one’s brethren. Consumers who wish to be filled with the wisdom and love of God that brings blessings and fulfillment in life can purchase Dios de Amor, Tus Mensajes y Mis Poemas de Amor in any bookstore or online at Apple iTunes, Amazon.com, Google Play, or Barnes and Noble.
For additional information or inquiries, you can contact Page Publishing, through the following number: 866-315-2708.
About Page Publishing:
Page Publishing is a traditional full-service publishing house that handles all of the intricacies involved in publishing its authors’ books, including distribution in the world’s largest retail outlets and royalty generation. Page Publishing knows that authors need to be free to create, not bogged down with complicated business issues like eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance, shipping, taxes, and the like. Its roster of authors can leave behind these tedious, complex, and time-consuming issues and focus on their passion: writing and creating. Learn more at www.pagepublishing.com.
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Pedro Santiago’s new book La voz de Dios, llama que nunca se apaga, a heartwarming spiritual account that inspires the individual to discern God’s voice in their lives
CLEVELAND, Oct. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The book La voz de Dios, llama que nunca se apaga was created by Pedro Santiago. Pedro is an author who serves at the Pentecostal Church of God in Cleveland, Ohio. He also dedicates his life to The Christian and Missionary Alliance in the town of Coamo, Puerto Rico.
Pedro said this about his book: “God’s voice is not always audible. Being the Almighty God, he has twenty thousand ways of communicating with human beings. I call that communication the deep voice of God. It means that when God looks for a way to communicate with the human being, it is a particular voice that God directs to his children. He has done it, he still does it, and He will do it for eternity because he will always communicate with his children from eternity. How much love he lavishes on us day after day. Businesses and so-called time make us forget that God is always looking for us to establish communication with you. Let us listen, let us be silent, and take a moment with God to listen to his voice.
La voz de Dios, llama que nunca se apaga is a response to a call from God that had been planted in my heart since I was a child. As an anecdote in the book puts it, ‘Hope never dies.’ That voice that never goes out will continue to insistently knock on the door of the human being so he opens and dines with him and him with Christ. Today, more than ever, we need that voice that is like a flame that never goes out.”
Published by Page Publishing, Pedro Santiago’s new book La voz de Dios, llama que nunca se apaga is an uplifting masterpiece that instills to people the importance of being contemplative and eager in faith to identify and heed the various ways God communicates with his people.
Consumers who wish to be enlightened with the many revelations God uses to beckon his stewards for his purpose can purchase La voz de Dios, llama que nunca se apaga in any bookstore, or online at Apple iTunes, Amazon.com, Google Play, or Barnes and Noble.
For additional information or inquiries, you can contact Page Publishing, through the following number: 866-315-2708.
About Page Publishing:
Page Publishing is a traditional full-service publishing house that handles all of the intricacies involved in publishing its authors’ books, including distribution in the world’s largest retail outlets and royalty generation. Page Publishing knows that authors need to be free to create, not bogged down with complicated business issues like eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance, shipping, taxes, and the like. Its roster of authors can leave behind these tedious, complex, and time-consuming issues and focus on their passion: writing and creating. Learn more at www.pagepublishing.com.
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MoneyGram Announces Three-Year Extension to Walmart Relationship
DALLAS, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — MoneyGram International (NASDAQ: MGI), a global leader in cross-border P2P payments and money transfers, today announced a three-year extension to its relationship with Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, through March 2024. MoneyGram’s services at Walmart, including Walmart2World, the MoneyGram powered white label money transfer service, are available in over 4,700 Walmart locations in the United States and Puerto Rico, as well as through the co-branded digital platform walmart.moneygram.com.
“We are extremely excited to extend our relationship with Walmart for three additional years. This longer-term extension is a testament to our strong alignment on customer-centric strategies as well as continued preference for the MoneyGram brand at the point-of-sale,” said Alex Holmes, MoneyGram Chairman and CEO.
For over two decades, MoneyGram and Walmart have delivered innovative and affordable money transfer services to meet the evolving needs of their combined customer base through both digital and walk-in channels. In this extended term, MoneyGram and Walmart will continue focusing on customer experience initiatives as well as offering customers a variety of enhanced options for their family and friends to receive money from the comfort of their own homes. Customers increasingly seek options to send directly to bank accounts and mobile wallets abroad, and MoneyGram has rapidly expanded these capabilities to now provide customers with digital connections to over 75 countries.
About MoneyGram International, Inc.
MoneyGram is a global leader in cross-border P2P payments and money transfers. Its consumer-centric capabilities enable family and friends to quickly and affordably send money in more than 200 countries and territories, with more than 75 countries now digitally enabled.
MoneyGram leverages its modern, mobile, and API-driven platform and collaborates with the world’s leading brands to serve millions of people each year through both its walk-in business and its direct-to-consumer digital business.
With a strong culture of innovation and a relentless focus on utilizing technology to deliver the world’s best customer experience, MoneyGram is leading the evolution of digital P2P payments.
For more information, please visit moneygram.com and follow @MoneyGram.
MoneyGram Media Contact:
Stephen Reiff
[email protected]
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Postal Service Ready to Deliver Holiday Cheer To Service Members Worldwide
Recommended Mailing Dates Announced for 2020
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The holiday season is nearly upon us and the U.S. Postal Service urges customers to plan ahead and ship early to their friends and loved ones stationed on military outposts in faraway lands and serving on the high seas.
To send packages to military and diplomatic posts abroad, the Postal Service offers a discounted price of $19.60 on its largest Priority Mail Flat Rate Box. The price includes a $1.50 discount per box for mail sent to APO/FPO/DPO (Air/Army Post Office/Fleet Post Office/Diplomatic Post Office) destinations worldwide.
Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes are available at no cost at Post Office locations and can also be ordered via usps.com. Postage, labels and customs forms can also be printed online anytime using Click-N-Ship. All mailing products can be found at store.usps.com/store/home.
To ensure timely delivery of holiday wishes by Dec. 25, the Postal Service recommends that cards and packages be sent to military APO/FPO/DPO addresses overseas no later than the mailing dates listed below.
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Military Mail Addressed |
Priority Mail |
First-Class Letters and Cards |
Priority |
Parcel |
Space |
Retail |
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APO/FPO/DPO AE ZIPs 090-092 |
Dec. 18 |
Dec. 11 |
Dec. 11 |
Dec. 4 |
Nov. 27 |
Nov. 6 |
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APO/FPO/DPO AE ZIP 093 |
N/A |
Dec. 9 |
Dec. 9 |
Dec. 4 |
Nov. 27 |
Nov. 6 |
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APO/FPO/DPO AE ZIPs 094-099 |
Dec. 18 |
Dec. 11 |
Dec. 11 |
Dec. 4 |
Nov. 27 |
Nov. 6 |
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APO/FPO/DPO AA ZIP 340 |
Dec. 18 |
Dec. 11 |
Dec. 11 |
Dec. 4 |
Nov. 27 |
Nov. 6 |
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APO/FPO/DPO AP ZIPs 962-966 |
Dec. 18 |
Dec. 11 |
Dec. 11 |
Dec. 4 |
Nov. 27 |
Nov. 6 |
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1. |
PMEMS is available to select military/diplomatic Post Offices. Check with your local Post Office to determine if this service is available to an APO/FPO/DPO address. |
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2. |
PAL is a service that provides air transportation for parcels on a space-available basis. It is available for USPS Retail Ground items not exceeding 30 pounds in weight or 60 inches in length and girth combined. The applicable PAL fee must be paid in addition to the regular surface price for each addressed piece sent by PAL service. |
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3. |
SAM parcels are paid at USPS Retail Ground prices with maximum weight and size limits of 15 pounds and 60 inches in length and girth combined. SAM parcels are first transported domestically by surface and then to overseas destinations by air on a space-available basis. |
Use the Military Care Kit to Send Presents and Care Packages
The Postal Service has created a free Military Care Kit based on the items most frequently requested by military families. The kit contains:
- Two Priority Mail APO/FPO Flat Rate Boxes
- Four Priority Mail Medium Flat Rate Boxes
- Priority Mail tape
- Priority Mail address labels
- Six Custom Forms Envelopes
To order the kit, call 800-610-8734. Guidelines for packing, addressing and shipping items to U.S. troops can be found at store.usps.com/store/product/shipping-supplies/military-care-kit-P_MILITARYKIT. To order flat-rate boxes featuring the “America Supports You” logo, go to usps.com/freeboxes.
Addressing the Package
- Write the service member’s full name
- Include the unit and APO/FPO/DPO address with the 9-digit ZIP Code (if one is assigned). For example:
Army/Air Post Office (APO)
PFC JANE DOE
PSC 3 BOX 4120
APO AE 09021
Fleet Post Office (FPO)
SEAMAN JOSEPH SMITH
UNIT 100100 BOX 4120
FPO AP 96691
Diplomatic Post Office (DPO)
MELANIE ADAMS
UNIT 8400 BOX 0000
DPO AE 09498-0048
- Do not write the country name where the service member is stationed in the address
- Include a return address
- Inside the box, include the service member’s name and address as well as the sender’s name and address on an index card in case the shipping label gets damaged in transit
The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
Please Note: For U.S. Postal Service media resources, including broadcast-quality video and audio and photo stills, visit the USPS Newsroom. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the USPS YouTube channel, like us on Facebook and enjoy our Postal Posts blog. For more information about the Postal Service, visit usps.com and facts.usps.com.
Contact: David P. Coleman
(O) 202-268-3612
[email protected]
usps.com/news
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“Súbete A Mi Moto”, Basada En La Historia Del Grupo Menudo, Premiering October 9 Exclusively In Amazon Prime Video, Brings Back The Most Successful Latin Boy Band
MIAMI, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — SOMOS Productions, Endemol Shine Boomdog and Piñolywood Studios announced the premiere on Amazon Prime Video starting in October 9 of the series Súbete A Mi Moto, Basada En La Historia Del Grupo Menudo. The series tells the story of the Puerto Rican band Menudo, which was an unprecedented international sensation in the 70s-90s. “Subete a Mi Moto, Basada En La Historia Del Grupo Menudo “, premiering in México, Latinoamérica, España and soon in Brasil, was recorded in Mexico and Puerto Rico and has generated tremendous excitement with audiences and great expectations in international markets.
Súbete A Mi Moto, Basada En La Historia Del Grupo Menudo undertook a challenge that required important production efforts to reproduce the ambiance of the band’s years and the audience. The series, directed by Javier Solar, employed choreographers, musicians and wardrobe experts to obtain the visual aspects for the episodes and the band’s performances. The soundtrack includes more than 30 hit songs from the band and the casting was an elaborate process to identify youngsters with the necessary artistic talent (who then had to receive acting coaching for each character). Many scenes were filmed in public locations with live audiences.
Menudo was the birthplace of talents such as Ricky Martin, Draco Rosa and others. The concept, created by Edgardo Diaz, maintained its validity by rotating members when they reached a certain age. The series is based on testimonies from Edgardo Díaz, Ricardo Meléndez (one of the most important members of the group) and from Jose Luis Vega (the band’s choreographer). Súbete A Mi Moto, Basada En La Historia Del Grupo Menudo consists of 15 episodes, 60 minutes each, and chronicles the “Menudomania” of international audiences, as well as the internal incidents between managers and the band’s members. A talented group of young actors embody the members of the group, including Felipe Albors and Ethan Schwartz (Ricky Martin), Marcelo Otaño and Eugenio Rivera (Ricky Meléndez), Samu Jove (Xavier Serbia), Gustavo Rosas (Sergio Blass), Alejandro Bermúdez (Rene Farrait), Lionel Otero (Johnny Lozada) and Mauro Hernández (Miguel Cancel), among others. Other members of the casting include Yamil Ureña and Braulio Castillo (Edgardo Díaz), Sian Chiong (Joselo Vega), Marisol Calero (Doña Panchi), Josette Vidal (Julieta Torres), and Rocío Verdejo (Renata Torres).
Luis Villanueva, President and CEO of SOMOS Productions (company part of SOMOS Group), stated: “We are very happy with the premiere of this stellar series, which covers the story of a musical phenomenon that had unheard global success in the music business as the first Latin boy band. We have made an effort to reproduce the years’ ambiance, the emotion in the audiences, the talent and the musical and visual appeal of the band. This entertaining series demonstrates exceptional production quality and will surely be enjoyed by a wide audience. The team of partners at SOMOS Productions, Endemol Shine Boomdog and Pinolywood Studios are celebrating a very special moment.”
Alejandro Rincon, CEO, Endemol Shine Boomdog, stated: “We are all very proud of this series and excited that audiences around the world will now get a chance to enjoy it. There has never been a band like this in Latin music history, a band whose success spans four decades. We thank our partners at SOMOS, Piñolywood and Amazon Prime Video for this amazing collaboration.”
Carlos Nido, President and CEO of Piñolywood Studios, stated: “We are thrilled with the opportunity to produce and present the history of the group in its different incarnations over time, and include the perspectives of the group’s creator, the member of the band that spend the most time in it and the fans. Menudo opened up the music business for many Puerto Rican artists that have followed. The series will serve as a vehicle for new talent to display their craft to a worldwide audience and will allow followers and fans of the group to enjoy the music that we recreated, reliving their most cherished memories of the famous Menudomanía.”
Contact: Jose A. Espinal
[email protected]
About SOMOS Productions
SOMOS Productions, LLC is an independent audiovisual content production company led by professionals with decades of experience producing talk shows, soap operas, dramas and variety shows, among other genres. SOMOS Productions guarantees its clients reasonable production costs and top quality, supported by flexible structures, access to suitable facilities, equipment and with operational experience in handling complex products. The company is active in production projects in the United States and Latin America. For more information, visit somosproductions.com
SOMOS Productions has produced live shows such as The Latin American Music Awards (LAMAS), the Premios Billboard de la Musica Mexicana and the format Todos Somos Héroes for Telemundo. It has also produced telenovelas such as 11-11, En Mi Cuadra Nada Cuadra y Vicky RPM for Nickelodeon and successful biopics such as Hasta Que Te ConocÍ, together with Disney Media Distribution.
About Endemol Shine Boomdog
Endemol Shine Boomdog, a division of Endemol Shine North America, is focused on developing and producing scripted and unscripted content for the U.S. Hispanic and Mexican TV markets.
The Mexico City-based production company, which also has offices and production facilities in Miami and Los Angeles, currently has numerous hit shows and projects in development across myriad networks/platforms including Netflix, Amazon, Televisa, Univision, Telemundo, Azteca, HBO, MTV, Comedy Central and more.
Endemol Shine Boomdog currently produces such hit series as MasterChef Mexico (Azteca), Mira Quien Baila (Television/Univision), Quién es la Máscara (Televisa/Univision), Nicky Jam: El Ganador (Netflix), LOL (Amazon) and Me Caigo de Risa (Televisa), Tu Cara Me Suena (Univision) and Súbete a mi Moto (Amazon)
In July 2020, Endemol Shine Group was acquired by Banijay, creating the world’s largest international content producer and distributor spanning 22 territories with over 120 production companies and a multi-genre catalogue boasting over 88,000 hours of original standout programming.
About Piñolywood Studios
Piñolywood Studios LLC is a film production studio that has made over 12 films of different genres including Los Domirriqueños, Vico C, La Vida del Filosofo, and Una Boda en Castañer, among others. Puerto Rico is the company’s production base, using its film incentive program to create content that can be exported throughout the world. www.pinolywoodstudios.com.
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Carlos Santana Launches New Cannabis Brand Mirayo™, Inspired By Latin Heritage
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Carlos Santana, the ten-time GRAMMY Award-winning guitarist and longtime cannabis advocate, announced today the launch of Mirayo by Santana™, a line of premium cannabis products created in partnership with Left Coast Ventures. Inspired by his Latin heritage and dedication to spiritual well-being, this new line provides consumers with high-quality flower products that leverage the power of ancient remedies and act as a guide for consumers on their path to discovering their divine light.
Santana is one of the most recognized and celebrated musicians of our time, known for his timeless signature sound. His life as a musical icon and spiritual flame-keeper is built on determination, discovery, and self-actualization. Mirayo incorporates his philosophies into a product that is naturally sungrown and promotes the spiritual effects of cannabis. The name is a combination of “my” and “ray” in Spanish, which honors Santana’s heritage and hopes to empower everyone to “follow your light.”
”In my experience, cannabis has special properties that enhance meditative reflection and creative expression. It can dispel negative doubt to reveal the everlasting gift of our uniqueness,” said Carlos Santana. “With Mirayo, I hope to help people use cannabis as a door to a more benevolent behavior like kindness and compassion.”
To bring Mirayo to market, Santana partnered with Left Coast Ventures, a company that has launched cannabis brands with other iconic musicians, including Mind Your Head™, with famed Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart, and Marley Natural™, a collaboration with the Bob Marley estate.
“It’s an honor to create a brand with a musical legend that embraces ancient heritage, deep spirituality and self-discovery. Mirayo celebrates the plant and its place within ancient Latin heritage,” said Brett Cummings, CEO of Left Coast Ventures. “We are so excited to work alongside Carlos Santana to curate a premium line of products that enhance the mind-body energy flow.”
Mirayo by Santana will include 5-packs of 0.5-gram pre-rolls and 7-gram jars of whole flower in the following strains, or categories of consciousness:
- Radiance: A sativa that is intended to expand one’s energy outward, reaching for divine wisdom and inspiring creative expression.
- Symmetry: A hybrid aimed at harmonizing the inward and outward, mind and body, for elevated perception.
- Centered: An indica meant to nudge users toward inner peace, insightful stillness, and transcendence of the physical state.
Mirayo is available at select dispensaries in the Bay Area and Southern California, with priority placements in several Latinx-owned dispensaries. For more information, please visit mirayobysantana.com.
About Left Coast Ventures
Headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA, Left Coast Ventures is a diversified cannabis and hemp company specializing in cultivation, manufacturing, brand development, and distribution. Left Coast Ventures and its subsidiaries are working to shape the future of the legal cannabis industry in the United States through acquisitions, investments, and incubation while building a respected portfolio of top shelf brands. Wholly owned, licensed, and/or distributed brands within the Left Coast Ventures portfolio include Marley Natural™, Mind Your Head™ by Mickey Hart, JEF™, SoulSpring™, Provault™, Chill™, Headlight™, Get Zen™, Half Lit™, New Frontier Brewing™, Big Pete’s, and Yummi Karma/High Gorgeous.
Media Contact
Noah Bethke
MATTIO Communications
[email protected]
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New Guide for Prospective and New Parents Helps Them Be Tech Wise With Baby!
Resource From ASHA, Children’s Screen Time Action Network Focuses on a Critical But Often Overlooked Period in Screen Time Guidance: Babies’ First Year of Life
ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — A new resource designed specifically for expectant and new parents is aiming to help families cultivate healthy screen time habits—for their child and for parents/caregivers while around their child—from the day baby is born. Developed by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and Children’s Screen Time Action Network, Be Tech Wise With Baby! is uniquely tailored to an often overlooked but critical period when it comes to screen time advice: baby’s first year of life.
Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8666652-asha-be-tech-wise-with-baby-campaign/
Released in conjunction with the American Academy of Pediatrics’ virtual 2020 Annual Meeting and Exhibition, October 2–5, the free Be Tech Wise With Baby! patient education handout is well suited for pediatrician, ob-gyn, and other medical offices and outpatient therapy clinics; libraries; day care centers; and all other settings that provide information for new parents and caregivers.
Be Tech Wise With Baby! covers
- how to boost baby’s brain development and communication skills from birth;
- ways that screen use by babies—and their caregivers— can impact a child’s healthy development; and
- tips for creating a home environment that sets baby up for optimal growth.
“The welfare of older children, from toddlers to teenagers, has been a regular focus of concerns about screen time—but we cannot overlook babies who are at their most critical stage of development,” said Theresa H. Rodgers, MA, CCC-SLP, 2020 ASHA President. “Right from birth, infants are growing their brains, forming social connections, and learning language and communication through daily interactions with parents and caregivers.
“We want families to know how important dedicated screen-free time is for everyone in the household, to provide an optimal environment for babies to thrive and set a strong foundation for their brain development and communication skills,” she continued.
According to Mark Bertin, MD, a developmental pediatrician involved in the project and author of How Children Thrive, “New parents have so much to consider, and they may not be thinking about how to manage screens around baby. However, how adults use their devices while spending time with baby is critical. Studies have shown parents speak less words when using a smartphone, and looking down at a device makes it harder to notice and respond to baby’s smiles, sounds, and other subtle communication attempts.
“I urge my fellow pediatricians to share Be Tech Wise With Baby! with their patients. It offers suggestions for basic parameters that new parents can establish, such as tech-free spaces in the home or unplugged times of day, to set their child up for success while also taking into account the realistic needs for parents to be connected for their own work, social life, and more,” he said.
Download Be Tech Wise With Baby! for free, in English and Spanish.
For more on children’s communication development, visit www.IdentifytheSigns.org. For more on screen time, visit www.screentimenetwork.org.
Contact:
Francine Pierson, ASHA
[email protected]
301-296-8715
SOURCE American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
EPM Announces The Addition Of Operations Leader, Leora Ruzin.
ATLANTA, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Equity Prime Mortgage recently announced that industry influencer and leader, Leora Ruzin, CMB, has joined the EPM team as their SVP of Wholesale Operations. Ruzin will be tasked with bringing a laser focus on creating efficiency and next level service to EPM’s Wholesale operation.
“I am beyond excited to be joining a company that is on the forefront of bringing mortgage brokers the best this industry has to offer,” said Ruzin. “What attracted me to EPM is their culture, their push to be builders and architects and their drive to improve employee engagement.”
Leora Ruzin, CMB is the SVP of Wholesale Operations at EPM, in addition to being the Managing Editor of Mortgage Women Magazine. A 14-year veteran in the mortgage industry, Leora is incredibly passionate about spreading awareness on helping everyone achieve the American dream of homeownership. She is a fierce advocate for housing finance reform and common-sense credit policy. Leora is the winner of numerous prestigious industry awards, including Housing Wire’s 2020 “Women of Influence” and National Mortgage Professional Magazine’s 2020 “Women of Inspiration”.
“The hiring of Leora brings to EPM the type of leadership and expertise that will help build our Wholesale channel into one of the best in our industry. We are excited to welcome her to the EPM family”, said Eddy Perez, President & CEO of EPM.
Beginnings
Founded at the height of the mortgage crisis in 2008, EPM has grown to become one of the leading mortgage lenders in the U.S., operating 18 office locations across the nation. EPM’s new mission, which was launched in the beginning of 2020 states: “We are a resource, and voice, for financial empowerment.” With that said the vision of the organization is clear. EPM strives “to continue to offer top financial service, communication and assistance to the communities we serve.”
Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, EPM is licensed in 49 states and provides an array of lending resources such as Conventional, FHA, VA, 203K, Reverse and USDA loans, as well as a, trusted Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac & Ginnie Mae Seller/Servicer.
With a dedicated staff of highly experienced professionals, EPM provides exceptional pricing for thousands of clients annually, without compromising follow-through and customer service.
For more information about EPM visit us online at epm.net or call us toll-free at (877) 255-3554.
Contact:
Equity Prime Mortgage – NMLS #21116
nmlsconsumeraccess.org
Eric Skates
[email protected]
www.epm.net
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